Do Human Beings really have Free Will? | Destroying Doubts Ep. 4

OnePath Network sits down with Sheikh Wesam Charkawi to discuss the concept of free will in Islam and how God can allow evil to exist in His kingdom.

00:00 Introduction
00:34 What is free will in Islam?
11:17 Why pain and misery exists?
16:36 Can God overburden us with pain?
22:23 Why did God create us knowing we'll sin?

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[Withlovezahra]

to that special brother and sister scrolling down. In case you need a reminder today: you are worth every happiness, you are stronger than you think you are. May you soon shed tears of joy in replacement for all the struggles mentally, physically, spiritually 20/20 year hand you!

[baraaktail]

There is a golden rule that the scholars of Islam made and that rule is "علم الله سابق لا سائق"
Means :" the knowledge of Allah is exists before the event, but doesn't lead the event"

[Ismail-xs]

Beautiful video, has a really strong meaning. May Allah bless all the brothers at One Path with Jannatul - Firdous, Allahuma ameen.

[ljjones]

The point is 13:49 is true, I went through something very traumatic this year and since then I’ve been more religious and closer to god than ever. Subanallah

[fluffymountains]

26:13 ✿
He created us to experience His love for He is Al-Wadood (The Most Loving)

[haqnawaz]

My brothers and sisters if you don’t pray 5times a day devil become your friend he drive you according to him so please never miss salah in your life JazakaAllah

[shafiqss]

Probably the best explanation I’ve heard to some of the most difficult and technical questions. SubhaanAllah

[User-thyy]

Really interesting insight from sheikh wesam

I try to think of it like this: when people say "oh why would god send us those bad people or a natural catastrophe"

God does not have to be anything you want or justify any action of him. God can do whatever he wants and all you can to is hope and pray for yourself that he is benevolent towards you and everyone you value. It is insanity to think god has to justify any action towards humans or any being in the universe, he is almighty and just because you, one human amongst billions to ever have roamed this planet, thinks he is unjust.

All you can do is pray for his benevolence and mercy.

[rehanhussan]

*may Allah guide us to the straight path*

[mahmoudzulaihatabdullahi]

Alhamdulillah for this explanations. I have absorbed everything and my prayers are answered through it. I asked Allah within this week to clear me from doubts and everything is answered in this video. May Allah preserve you all in goodness. Ameen

[----f]

Was literally thinking about this in the mosque after jummah. Alhamdulilah I have answers!

[rq.]

You've really destroyed my doubt this time, OnePath! Keep at it!

[burnttomato]

Asalaamu alaykum. May Allah (SWT) Reward OnePath Network and us for our good. Ameen

[tabindahayat]

@OnePathNetwork Masha Allah! Jazak Allah Khayr for this video. The answers are brilliant and clear. I had a hard time understanding this and came across a lot of content, but Alhamdulillah, I am content with this explanation. May Allah increase all of us in knowledge. Thank you again! I can now explain this to my mom and friends since I made notes. :) May Allah raise the ranks of everyone associated with this channel and the guests because of the wonderful effort you all put in.

[mmmukhtar]

The child is father (teacher ) of the man.
One thing I could not understand in Islam is that we are taught that our destiny is already predetermined. Later on I realized that if our Creator did not know our future then He will not be All-knowing. This is a crucial attribute of the Creator. Then I got the answer from my little granddaughter when she was still a toddler. The first thing she used to do when she came to my house was to rush to the staircase and climbed up the stairs and I had to follow her lest she fell down the stairs. So as an elderly person I knew her habits. Then I realized that the fact that I knew what she was going to do does not mean that I instigated her to go up the staircase. So my knowledge did not have anything with her actions which were motivated by her own volition. Then I realized that similarly the Creator's knowledge is not the motivator of our actions. He has given us freewill yet He knows what we will do since He is all knowing. Just as I could have have penned down what my little granddaughter would do before she actually does it similarly the Almighty could get our destiny written down before we actually live it. So my granddaughter taught me one of the most complex mystery of life.

[elmiroble]

ان الله وملائكته يصلون على النبي يا ايها الذين امنوا صلوا عليه وسلموا تسليما

[muhammedfarooq]

Its really a destroyer of doubts alhamdulillah

[pot.]

Jazakum Allah khair. Watching this during the ongoing genocide on Gaza has opened my eyes in ways I never thought possible. Especially the part where the Sheikh brings up how the closer your relationship is with Allah swt, it starts becoming a buffer to any form of dispair or injustice u may encounter; exactly how we have seen the ironclad faith of the Palestinian people and their absolute unwavering trust in Allah swt has manifested itself in the form of unfaltering resistance and resilience SubhanAllah. May Allah grant them the highest ranks of jannah ya rab. Free Palestine.

[maryanmohamed]

This was such a great video subhanallah 😍my emaan is rejuvenated

[gradientO]

Wonderful. It's a really important topic